Small Batch Strawberry Jam | Low Sugar
Love strawberry jam, but wish it had less sugar? We've got a low sugar strawberry jam to please your pallet.
Servings: 4 half pint jars
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 1/4 cups pureed fresh strawberries
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 Tablespoons low sugar pectin
- 1/2 teaspoon butter
Instructions
- Add the pectin to your canner
- Add the fruit & butter into the canner.
- Turn on the canner for Jam for 23 minutes.
- When the canner beeps, add the sugar and cover.
- While the fruit processes, gather your jars and utensils to prepare to put the jam into the jars.
- When the canner beeps, it's done and ready for the jam to go into jars.
- Remove the stirring blade with a pot holder/oven mitt.
- Place the funnel on the jar and fill, leaving 1/2" headspace.
- Wipe the jar rim with a clean wet towel.
- Place the seal on the jar and hand tighten the band.
- Water bath can the jars for 10 minutes.
- Date and label the jars.
Video
Notes
It is important to use the butter, to prevent the jam from boiling over.
It is normal for the jam to be a little runny when processing for low sugar.
If you want to make regular jam use X # cups sugar and X cups of fruit.